Intervention and Aid Flashcards
What is development aid?
financial aid given to developing countries to support development by governments, IGOs and NGOs
What are trade embargos?
government or international ban that restricts trade with a country
What is military aid?
money, weapons, equipment or expertise given to a country to protect borders, fight terrorism or combat crime
Which country is the largest provider of military aid?
USA
How much aid was denied and held back from Egypt by the USA ?
$100 million denied and $195 million withheld
Why did the USA cut aid to Egypt?
made conditional on improvements to democracy and human rights
What can the political elite do with development aid?
Use it to buy elections, build military and enrich themselves
Example of corrupt country which recieves development aid?
Somalia is the most corrupt country on the corruption index and yet still recieves £128 million in development aid per year
Has development aid helped Haiti?
No;
1. 2000-2015 GDP increased only by 25%
How much of Haiti’s emergency aid reached Haitians?
A small amount with only 2% going to Haitian NGOs
Two examples of how Haiti is dependent on development aid?
- 70% of health care provided by aid
2. aid provides 85% of schooling
How much aid did the EU provide in response to the ebola crisis?
US$2.25 billion
Breakdown of the EUs ebola aid
8% short term, 28% research and 64% development
What did the WHO do in response to ebola?
Declared a state of emergency and sent teams
What did individual countries do for the ebola epidemic?
Built treatment centres
What is the aim of Christian aid?
empower citizens by supporting communities
Who did Christian aid work with after the Haitian earthquake?
parnters in rural areas such as GRAMIR
What did Christian aid do after the Haitian earthquake?
provided 10,000 hygiene kits and helped 7,000 families get clean water. since constructed 550 earthquake proof homes and trained 35,000 in disaster relief
How many people did Christian aid reach after the Haiti earthquake?
180,000
What are the motives behind aid? (3)
- accessing resources
- political support
- developing military alliances
Example of accessing resources as a motiviation for giving aid?
China had funded developement in sub saharan Africa eg. Tazara rail link between Zambia and Tanzanian for copper mining
Two examples of when aid was given for political support?
- India wants permanent UN seat so targets FDI at countries which may support them
- Germany also wants UN seat and has sought support from countries such as Kenya, Angola and Nigeria (develop HEP plants in Nigeria)
example of when developing military alliances was a motivation for giving aid
Jordan recieves $750 million for military support against IS. Jordan carries out air strikes, allows use of its military bases by overseas forces and shares intelligence
How much aid does Colombia recieve from the USA?
$10 billion in military aid
